diff --git a/core/skills/implement/reference/implement-mode.md b/core/skills/implement/reference/implement-mode.md
index 04d8e2f..a7436f3 100644
--- a/core/skills/implement/reference/implement-mode.md
+++ b/core/skills/implement/reference/implement-mode.md
@@ -499,9 +499,9 @@ issue exists.
    retired — each one re-triggered the full CI surface for near-zero re-tested
    risk.
 
-> **Kanban column lifecycle**: automated (`POST <gitea-base-url>/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues` → Backlog,
-> `POST .../pulls` → Review; no manual moves). Single shared reference:
-> `_shared/gitea-write-patterns.md` Pattern 7.5; column semantics: wiki
+> **Kanban column lifecycle**: manual — move the source issue across board
+> columns explicitly as the pipeline stage changes (Pattern 7.5 in
+> `_shared/gitea-write-patterns.md`); column semantics: wiki
 > `kanban-lifecycle`.
 
 ---
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0c48157..15a367c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "octopus-workflow",
-  "version": "0.1.4",
+  "version": "0.1.5",
   "description": "Standalone workflow core: provider-neutral agent workflow corpus (skills / rules / checklists / templates / schemas) with drift guards, extracted from the octopus agent platform.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": false,